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Two foreign Nigerian medical professionals have died of coronavirus. They are Italy-based Dr. Olumide Okunuga and a London-based female medical doctor whose name was not given. Okunuga, according to US-based blog, Irohinoodua, was the President of Egbe Omo Yoruba, Emila ...

Pope Francis will not lead any public celebration for Easter due to coronavirus, the Vatican said on Sunday, a move unprecedented in modern times. “All the Liturgical Celebrations of Holy Week will take place without the physical presence of the ...

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, who hosted the dethroned Emir Muhammad Sanusi in Loko and Awe, spoke on the role he played in the temporary banishment of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor in his domain. According to ...

Ukrainian-born actor-model Olga Kurylenko has revealed that she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The actor, best known for starring in 2008’s James Bond film ‘Quantum of Solace’ and 2013’s sci-fi movie ‘Oblivion’, took to Instagram on Sunday to ...

Over 18 million Nigerians have been infected with hepatitis virus and most of them are unaware because of ignorance and lack of medical check-up, Prof. Abraham Orkurga Malu of the Department of Medicine, University of Jos, has said. He said ...

The wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Mrs. Begona Gomez has tested positive for coronavirus. The prime minister and his wife are in good health condition as long as they follow instructions of the medical authorities at their government ...

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, which is the Federal Government organ in charge of the paramilitary services, has barred persons who stammer or have “gross malformation of teeth” from applying for the superintendent, inspectorate and assistant ...

Forty six students of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) have been arrested by the Police for allegedly engaging in cult activities in Gwako village of Gwagwalada area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Gwagwalada Divisional Police Officer (DPO), ...

The Pope made a blessing over an empty St Peter’s Square as Italy remained in lockdown over coronavirus. Pope Francis for the second Sunday delivered his noon remarks from inside the Apostolic Library at the Vatican. He praised people who ...

The suspected case of Coronavirus reported in Enugu State is negative. This is according to the state government who said that the result from the test carried out at the Irua Specialist Hospital confirmed the status. In a short statement ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that a gas explosion caused the blast which rocked Abule Ado area of Lagos State. In a statement by the Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division, Dr Kennie Obateru, on Sunday, the blast ...

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it has concluded plans to invest at least N22 billion in the entertainment industry and in software production in Nigeria. The CBN Director of Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor, said yesterday in Uyo during ...

An 18-year-old boy, Nwafor Jacob, was on Friday remanded in a correctional centre by an Ebonyi State Magistrates’ Court in Abakaliki for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old minor. The suspect, who was alleged to have serially engaged in the act for ...

A drug which prevents HIV infections is to be made available by the National Health Service this year in a move to try and eliminate new transmissions of the virus within the decade. PrEP – or pre-exposure prophylaxis – will ...

The FBI and other US Federal agents have arrested twenty-four individuals, among them Nigerians, for their involvement in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation that targeted citizens, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the United States. Two of the Nigerians, ...

The 15-year-old son of a police sergeant attached to the Ughelli ‘A’ Division Police station, was on Saturday night stabbed to death by his 13-year-old friend over a financial disagreement between both of them. The victim, Marvellous Ekrake, was said ...

The popular Enugu’s native doctor, Simon Odo, a.k.a Onu Uwa, has explained that most men die untimely due to pressure from bad wives. While explaining why he married the 58th wife recently, Odo, who is also known as the ‘king ...

Austria on Sunday banned gatherings of more than five people and told residents to go out only if necessary, in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus. Police would enforce new restrictions on public life, the government said, threatening ...

The Police Command in Kogi state says it has launched a manhunt for some youths that allegedly killed two Fulani herdsmen in Egume, Dekina Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP William Aya, told newsmen in Lokoja ...

Hajia Hauwa Oziohu Bello, the mother of Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, is dead. Hajia Hauwa, the matriarch of Alhaji Bello Ipemida Ochi’s family died on Sunday after a brief illness at the age of 101. Announcing her passage on ...

The National Emergency Management Agency says 15 corpses, including a family of four, have been recovered from the scene of Sunday’s explosion which occurred at Abule Ado, Trade Fair axis of Lagos State. No fewer than 60 students of Bethlehem ...

The Queen has been chauffeured away from Buckingham Palace amid the coronavirus outbreak. It is said the 93-year-old monarch was whisked to Windsor Castle on Thursday for her safety. But a source at Buckingham Palace told Mirror Online the Queen ...

There was a large explosion at Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State on Sunday. It was learnt that the impact of the explosion damaged nearby houses. It was gathered that the incident occurred at Abule Ado inside Omo Onile around ...

Meghan Markle will not be making a return to acting despite interest from Marvel and Disney, it’s claimed. The Duchess of Sussex, 38, and her husband Prince Harry officially stepped down as senior roles this week after attending the Commonwealth ...

Zimbabwe’s defence minister has called the coronavirus pandemic a “punishment” of the US and Europe for imposing sanctions against members of the ruling regime over human rights abuses. Coronavirus has infected more than 150,000 people worldwide and killed almost 6,000 ...